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I won't lie, I'm not a Trekkie. That's not to say I don't like Star Trek, on the contrary. I grew up watching Next Generation with my mum and it was one of my favourite shows. I just didn't get into the following series, and I can't say I know much about the first series save for a few episodes I saw as a kid. Yet having spent the later half of my life in America, I still knew the characters, like it or not its pretty clear that Star Trek is ingrained in American culture. When I heard about this reboot of the series, I wasn't so sure I liked the idea for one reason: J.J. Abrams. I know I'm probably going to get a herd of lambs bleating me to death on how he's not so bad at making TV shows, but his previous ventures into movies did not please me. M:I 3 was boring and contrived, and although I know he really only produced this, I despised Cloverfield. Cloverfield was the embodiment of why I hate modern action movies and cinematography. Yet when all is said and done.... Star Trek is actually pretty damn cool.
The film looks great, and we recently won a BluRay player and this movie makes a great Bluray flick. I absolutely loved the design of the Romulan spaceship too. Obviously, a film has to do more than look good and Star Trek does deliver on that too. The plot, while at times a little mind bendingly stupid and confusing (Although the techno babble was to be expected, after all, it IS Star Trek) services as a good frame for the film and it does pay homage to the series and movies by keeping the continuity intact for the most part. Its a good introduction to the characters and universe. The action is fun and well made, even if it does occasionally get shaky cam syndrome, though thankfully it doesn't overdo it like most modern action films.
The performances the cast put in range from "Meh" to "Actually pretty good." One of the worst belongs to Eric Bana as the main villain Nero. Anyone who watches the Nostalgia Critic will find a couple good moments to go "I'M ACTING!" in a gravelly voice for a few of Nero's scenes. For the most part the cast turns in a solid performance, but a few don't seem to put much effort into it. Oddly enough the best performance is easily Doctor McCoy, played by Karl Urban. Anyone who has ever seen an episode of Star Trek or one of the movies with the original cast will probably be creeped out by how damn close Karl Urban is to the real thing, its kinda weird how he perfectly copies the character.. and a bit freaky too. Thankfully the guy playing Kirk (I don't know the actors name) doesn't go Shatner too often, there are a few times where he does an ape of Shatner but he doesn't do any of those weird quirks and poses everyone loves to make fun of. There are a couple times where they combine him with one of Kirk's trademarks as if to make a joke, but these scenes are more stupid than funny; one instance is when he literally sleeps with a green woman. I get *why* they put that joke in there, but it seemed more like a forced reference than a clever one, and there are a couple more scenes like this at times.
So yeah, if you like Star Trek or even if you don't, this new film is actually pretty cool. It's an above average popcorn flick, its easy on the eyes and there are a lot of fun and intense action scenes. While the plot can make your brain hurt if you try to put logic together with this film, its also a little bit above average compared to most recent American action films.
8.5/10
The film looks great, and we recently won a BluRay player and this movie makes a great Bluray flick. I absolutely loved the design of the Romulan spaceship too. Obviously, a film has to do more than look good and Star Trek does deliver on that too. The plot, while at times a little mind bendingly stupid and confusing (Although the techno babble was to be expected, after all, it IS Star Trek) services as a good frame for the film and it does pay homage to the series and movies by keeping the continuity intact for the most part. Its a good introduction to the characters and universe. The action is fun and well made, even if it does occasionally get shaky cam syndrome, though thankfully it doesn't overdo it like most modern action films.
The performances the cast put in range from "Meh" to "Actually pretty good." One of the worst belongs to Eric Bana as the main villain Nero. Anyone who watches the Nostalgia Critic will find a couple good moments to go "I'M ACTING!" in a gravelly voice for a few of Nero's scenes. For the most part the cast turns in a solid performance, but a few don't seem to put much effort into it. Oddly enough the best performance is easily Doctor McCoy, played by Karl Urban. Anyone who has ever seen an episode of Star Trek or one of the movies with the original cast will probably be creeped out by how damn close Karl Urban is to the real thing, its kinda weird how he perfectly copies the character.. and a bit freaky too. Thankfully the guy playing Kirk (I don't know the actors name) doesn't go Shatner too often, there are a few times where he does an ape of Shatner but he doesn't do any of those weird quirks and poses everyone loves to make fun of. There are a couple times where they combine him with one of Kirk's trademarks as if to make a joke, but these scenes are more stupid than funny; one instance is when he literally sleeps with a green woman. I get *why* they put that joke in there, but it seemed more like a forced reference than a clever one, and there are a couple more scenes like this at times.
So yeah, if you like Star Trek or even if you don't, this new film is actually pretty cool. It's an above average popcorn flick, its easy on the eyes and there are a lot of fun and intense action scenes. While the plot can make your brain hurt if you try to put logic together with this film, its also a little bit above average compared to most recent American action films.
8.5/10
The great thing about Star Trek is that it is easy to follow and looks beautiful. 
